DIRECT BIKES DB50QT-16

49cc Petrol Class 1

55.5%

first-time pass rate

35.5%

failed outright

4,814

median miles at test

110

MOT tests, 2005–2025

Pass rate over time

first-time pass rate by test year · 2013–2014

The DB50QT-16's first-time pass rate has risen 8.5 points since 2013, 51.5% to 60.0%.

What fails on a DB50QT-16

failure defects by component group · advisories excluded

Component group	Defects	% of defects
lighting and signalling	42	44.7
brakes	23	24.5
tyres and wheels	14	14.9
steering and suspension	7	7.4
structure and attachments	2	2.1
body and structure	2	2.1
suspension	1	1.1
driving controls	1	1.1
lighting and signalling	1	1.1
fuel and exhaust	1	1.1

Defects recorded against failed normal tests, 2005–2025, grouped by DVSA inspection section. One test can record multiple defects.

How rivals compare

same type, similar capacity, high test volume

On first-time pass rate the DB50QT-16 beats 0 of its 4 closest rivals (PEUGEOT SPEEDFIGHT, PIAGGIO ZIP, PIAGGIO NRG).

PEUGEOT SPEEDFIGHT 65.2% pass · 83.7k tests PIAGGIO ZIP 71.3% pass · 79.0k tests PIAGGIO NRG 65.5% pass · 40.5k tests PEUGEOT VIVACITY 70.4% pass · 29.7k tests

Rivals share this bike's type and sit within ±30% of its engine capacity, ≥ 5,000 tests. Card colour = better/worse first-time pass rate than the DB50QT-16.

Pass rate by registration year

how each model-year cohort fares · registration year from first use date

Best year to buy used: 2010 (54.4% pass). Weakest: 2010 (54.4%).

First-time pass rate by the year each bike was first registered (cohorts with ≥ 50 tests). Older cohorts are survivors: the worst examples have already left the road, which tends to lift the earliest years.